Farm groups on Thursday praised the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers for announcing they would eliminate the 2015 Clean Water Act rule drafted by the Obama administration that had greatly expanded EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers regulatory oversight of streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands.

At a marathon town hall with CNN on Wednesday night, 10 Democratic candidates running for president were asked about their climate solutions. Agriculture and food production were themes throughout the night.

Cargill, the largest private company in the U.S., is increasingly under pressure for its sourcing of soybeans and other agricultural commodities in Brazil. At least one environmental group has branded Cargill the "worst company on the planet" after Cargill came out and said it would not be able to meet 2020 goals to stop deforestation in the soy supply chain.